Stamp canceller



March 3, 1936. E, RlcHMOND 2&32551 STAMP CANCELLER Filed May 1, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l I n'uentm' March 3, 1936. E. RICHMOND a fi STAMP CANGELLER Filed May 1, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ,2? Inventor ZI'MM filmmmd Patented Mar. 3, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in means for cancelling postage stamps in post oflices.

It has been found that in the use of dating and cancelling machines which automatically date and cancel the stamps on letters, frequently the cancelling mechanism does not touch the stamp because of the placement thereof. Therefore, the stamp is caught by the assorter who uses a dauber saturated with ink which he daubs on the stamp. Since this makes the letter very unpresentable and makes the stamp unsuitable for stamp collectors, its use is much resented by laymen.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a small canceller which can be conveniently used by the assorter as he arrives at letters uncancelled.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a stamped envelope cancelled by the use of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the device shown attached to a wall.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the device shown attached to a wall with the cancelling roll elevated.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the inking roll.

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the inking roll.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view through the device.

Figure '7 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the device with the rolls removed.

Figure 8 is a front elevational view of the cancelling roll.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional 'view taken substantially on line 99 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the cancelling roll carrier.

Figure 11 is a front elevational view of a slightly modified form of cancelling roll showing the ribs extending longitudinally of the roll.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the invention consists of an ink receptacle 5 having the upper portion of its front open as at 6 and the upper edges of its side walls inclined as at l. The back wall 8 extends upwardly as at 9 and openings l are provided in this back wall to receive securing means ll whereby the receptacle can be secured to a wall or other similar construe tion.

The side walls are provided with inclined slots H opening through the upper edges 1 and these slots I! receive the pintles or trunnions ll! of the interior roll l3 which when in the position shown in Figure 6 is partly immersed in the ink of the receptacle.

A carrier for the cancelling roll It consists of the plate l provided with depending side flanges l6 which flanges as shown in Figure are provided adjacent one of its ends with an extension I! having an opening l8 therein and at its opposite end with an opening l9. Through the openings I9 and a corresponding opening in the side walls of the receptacle 5 is disposed a pivot pin 20, while a shaft or pin 2| is disposed through the openings l8 and through the cancelling roll M. In this manner the cancelling roll is supported in the position substantially shown in Figure 6 engaging against the inking roll l3.

The cancelling roll I4 is provided with circumferentially extending ribs 22 arranged in equal longitudinal spaced relation, while the inking roll 23, a modification of the roll I4 is provided with longitudinally extending circumferentially spaced ribs 24.

It can now be seen that with the parts in the relationship shown in Figure 6, a letter need only be placed on the plate I5 and pulled downwardly over the marker roll l4 and the roll will of course transmit cancelling lines to the stamp of the envelope.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size, and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A device comprising a receptacle provided with a bottom wall and side walls, said side walls being provided with vertical slots therein, an inking roll provided with lateral pintles for disposition through said slots, a cancelling roll, a pivotal carrier for said cancelling roll, said pivotal carrier consisting of a plate provided With a pair of depending flanges pivotally connected to said side walls, said flanges extending beyond one end of the plate and adapted to support said cancelling roll, said plate being disposed over the upper end of said slots to prevent displacement of the pintles therefrom.

ERNEST RICHMOND. 

